If you have strength of character, you can use that as fuel to not only be a survivor but to transcend simply being a survivor, use an internal alchemy to turn something rotten and horrible into gold.
Pride is nothing more than false courage without long term solutions.
Every journey taken always includes the path not taken, the detour through hell, the crossroads of indecision and the long way home.
Never sever ties with a family member you once loved. Each of you might be on different spiritual paths, but both trails are leading you home.
Life gives you exactly what you need to awaken.
The most important journey you will take in your life will usually be the one of self transformation. Often, this is the scariest because it requires the greatest changes, in your life.
Winning or losing achieves the same result--change.